How to Look Your Best on Zoom
It’s important to look your best in any meeting or interview, but it can be especially crucial in Zoom calls because you can’t see your audience and their reactions to what you’re saying. Having an attractive background, good lighting, appropriate clothes, and excellent posture will help you come across as the polished professional that you are, but only if you know what to do and avoid to ensure that you look great on Zoom calls. Here are some tips on how to look your best on Zoom meetings.
Lighting
If you can, sit near a window with natural light. The light should be in front of you, not behind you. You don’t want to be a silhouette! If you don’t have a good natural light source, set up a lamp with a soft white bulb behind your computer. Avoid bright overhead lights, which can create harsh shadows. Turn off the room lights so that they won’t reflect back at you from the other side of the camera. If possible, turn off any monitors or TVs nearby that might distract from your face. Adjust your webcam so it is sitting just below eye level.
Framing Yourself
If you’re going to be staring at yourself on a screen for an extended period of time, you might as well make sure you look your best. Here are a few tips:
- Make sure your camera is at eye level. No one wants to see up your nose.
- Find a well-lit spot in your room and avoid backlighting.
- Wear clothing that contrasts with your background.
- Choose simple, solid colors instead of patterns.
Camera Angle
Zoom meetings are becoming the new norm for work and school, which means we need to make sure we look our best. The first step is making sure your camera is at the right angle. You want to be looking slightly up at the camera, as this will create a more flattering angle. The next step is lighting. You want to make sure there is enough light so that you can be seen, but not so much that you look washed out.
The third step is background. What’s behind you should be either an inanimate object or white space. It’s important that nothing is obscuring the view of your face when someone else on the call looks back at it. The fourth step is what color clothing you wear. Studies show people prefer lighter colors because they look better in low-light settings like zoom meetings.
Appearance
There’s no need to stress about your appearance on a Zoom call – after all, it’s not like you’re meeting in person. But if you want to look your best, there are a few things you can do. – Don’t eat or drink anything during the meeting.
- If you wear glasses, make sure they’re clean and positioned properly.
- Wash your face before the meeting and apply makeup carefully.
- Wear natural colors that suit your skin tone and hair color (or what hair color you have).
Environment
Now that so many of us are working from home, we’ve had to get used to conducting business over video conference calls. This can be a bit of a challenge, since you have to worry about both your appearance and your surroundings. Here are a few tips to help you look your best on your next Zoom call. First, make sure you’re in a well-lit room with a good camera angle. Second, wear flattering clothing or at least make sure it’s neat and wrinkle-free. Third, wear makeup if necessary but try not to pile it on too thickly; the point is to look natural. Finally, keep your background as clean as possible: no piles of laundry or stacks of papers cluttering up the view!
Other Tips & Tricks
We all know how important first impressions are. And in the age of Zoom, webcams, and Facetime, those first impressions are often made online. Here are a few tips and tricks to help you look your best on your next video call.